Match Report


Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon     Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Spencer PriestleyS. Priestley72
G
1
G
72Kevin BestK. Best
Helder SantosH. Santos75
D
2
D
70Simon BorchardS. Borchard
Ruben VelosoR. Veloso73
D
captain3
D
69Cesar BarbosaC. Barbosa
Syd MaddisonS. Maddison68
D
4
D
66Olivier WeberO. Weber
Franois TamazoutF. Tamazout79
M
5
D
63Francisco FerreiraF. Ferreira
Duarte FonsecaD. Fonseca71
M
6
M
80Artur MoutinhoA. Moutinho
Lomano CadamarteriL. Cadamarteri67
M
7captain
M
68Titus HarleyT. Harley
Jorge TavaresJ. Tavares53
M
8
M
64Pedro GomesP. Gomes
Samuel BarbosaS. Barbosa75
A
9
A
67Richard SullivanR. Sullivan
Rui TavaresR. Tavares72
A
10
A
66Bruno PintoB. Pinto
Quim PinheiroQ. Pinheiro69
A
11
A
62Antoine Chow-YuenA. Chow-Yuen
 
Raynald DordevicR. Dordevic68
A
12
G
63Marcel LarosM. Laros
Mauricio BlancoM. Blanco65
G
13
G
63Jose MarcosJ. Marcos
Jose QuaresmaJ. Quaresma64
D
14
M
61Ruben AlvesR. Alves

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to Vitória de Guimarães. A crowd of 20,681 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Vitória de Guimarães appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Sergioconceiçao.


0.00
Vitória de Guimarães get the match underway!
2.57
Ruben Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Duarte Fonseca collects the pass. Duarte Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Quim Pinheiro. Quim Pinheiro shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
8.11
Duarte Fonseca flicks a high pass forward to Samuel Barbosa who brings the ball under control. Samuel Barbosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Olivier Weber.
9.03
Lomano Cadamarteri threads a neat ball through to Samuel Barbosa. Samuel Barbosa shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.32
Artur Moutinho sees space and advances. Artur Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Sullivan but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.02
Pedro Gomes catches Duarte Fonseca on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Duarte Fonseca runs off the knock.
18.47
From the throw-in, Duarte Fonseca picks out Franois Tamazout. Franois Tamazout knocks the ball forward to Quim Pinheiro. Quim Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.56
Syd Maddison knocks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Cadamarteri. Without breaking stride, Lomano Cadamarteri plays the ball forward to Rui Tavares. Rui Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Quim Pinheiro. Quim Pinheiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Kevin Best manages to gather it.
28.51
Duarte Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Rui Tavares. Rui Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.48
Franois Tamazout sees space and advances. Franois Tamazout knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Pinheiro. Quim Pinheiro connects with a diving header but it's a lousy effort!
33.08
Titus Harley hits a low pass to Bruno Pinto. Bruno Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Syd Maddison.
34.28
Syd Maddison sees space and advances. Syd Maddison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Quim Pinheiro. Quim Pinheiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Olivier Weber.
40.50
Duarte Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Rui Tavares. Rui Tavares finds some space and shoots from distance but Kevin Best is on top of it.
42.07
Duarte Fonseca flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Pinheiro. Quim Pinheiro shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.28
Lomano Cadamarteri knocks the ball forward to Quim Pinheiro. Quim Pinheiro shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Lisbon appear unchanged since the first half. Vitória de Guimarães also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sporting Lisbon players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Lisbon get the second half underway!
48.51
Richard Sullivan comes in with a late challenge on Helder Santos. The referee calls over Richard Sullivan and warns him to calm down! Helder Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.44
Franois Tamazout runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Franois Tamazout whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Barbosa. Samuel Barbosa flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
53.52
Franois Tamazout threads a neat ball through to Samuel Barbosa. Samuel Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Rui Tavares. Rui Tavares shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.08
Olivier Weber flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Gomes who takes it down. Pedro Gomes kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Pinto. Bruno Pinto plays a quick one-two with Antoine Chow-Yuen and rushes in on goal... Bruno Pinto shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
59.17
Olivier Weber kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Moutinho. Artur Moutinho chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Pinto. Bruno Pinto cuts inside the box! Bruno Pinto shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.02
Sporting Lisbon have made 2 substitutions with Mauricio Blanco replacing Duarte Fonseca and Raynald Dordevic replacing Quim Pinheiro .
63.23
Ruben Veloso knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Blanco. Mauricio Blanco threads a neat ball through to Samuel Barbosa. Samuel Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Raynald Dordevic. Raynald Dordevic connects with a diving header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
65.53
Franois Tamazout flicks a high pass forward to Rui Tavares who brings the ball under control. Rui Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Barbosa. Samuel Barbosa knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Kevin Best!
66.52
Cesar Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Gomes. Pedro Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Pinto. Bruno Pinto plays a quick one-two with Antoine Chow-Yuen and rushes in on goal... Bruno Pinto looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
67.31
Pedro Gomes kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Sullivan. Richard Sullivan runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Richard Sullivan provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
71.37
Olivier Weber threads the ball through to Titus Harley. Titus Harley threads the ball through to Richard Sullivan. Richard Sullivan shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.46
Helder Santos decides to run forward with the ball. Helder Santos flicks a high pass forward to Rui Tavares who brings the ball under control. Rui Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Raynald Dordevic. Raynald Dordevic makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
73.46
Titus Harley flicks a high ball forward to Richard Sullivan who takes it down. Richard Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Antoine Chow-Yuen but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
75.37
Mauricio Blanco comes in with a late challenge on Titus Harley. Mauricio Blanco is shown the yellow card! Titus Harley stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.03
Lomano Cadamarteri chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Tavares. Rui Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.35
Rui Tavares hacks Cesar Barbosa from behind! The referee calls over Rui Tavares and shows him a yellow card! Cesar Barbosa runs off the knock.
89.25
Artur Moutinho runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Artur Moutinho knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Sullivan. Richard Sullivan makes a convincing header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Lisbon

Vitória de Guimarães
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63%
37%
Play Area
24.7%
45.7%
29.6%

Scorers
Rui Tavares 54
Richard Sullivan 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Sullivan of Vitória de Guimarães

Match Ratings
1.Spencer Priestley (GK)
7
2.Helder Santos (DEF)
7
3.Ruben Veloso (DEF)
7
4.Syd Maddison (DEF)
7
5.Franois Tamazout (MID)
8
6.Duarte Fonseca (MID)
7
7.Lomano Cadamarteri (MID)
7
8.Jorge Tavares (MID)
6
9.Samuel Barbosa (ATT)
7
10.Rui Tavares (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Quim Pinheiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Raynald Dordevic (ATT)
6
13.Mauricio Blanco (GK)yellow card
5
14.Jose Quaresma (DEF)
0

1.Kevin Best (GK)
8
2.Simon Borchard (DEF)
6
3.Cesar Barbosa (DEF)
6
4.Olivier Weber (DEF)
6
5.Francisco Ferreira (DEF)
6
6.Artur Moutinho (MID)
8
7.Titus Harley (MID)
6
8.Pedro Gomes (MID)yellow card
6
9.Richard Sullivan (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Bruno Pinto (ATT)
7
11.Antoine Chow-Yuen (ATT)
6
 
12.Marcel Laros (GK)
0
13.Jose Marcos (GK)
0
14.Ruben Alves (MID)
0